South Russian State Technical University (Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute)

Platov South Russian State Polytechnic University (NPI) was established on October 18, 1907 with the greatest approval of Nikolay II as Don Polytechnic Institute. DPI was the first higher educational institution in the south of Russia.

SRSPU (NPI) has made a significant contribution to the development of engineering education in Russia, having trained more than 150 thousand of experts. Currently the SRSPU (NPI) basic activities are the large-scale fundamental and applied scientific researches, innovative technologies aimed at training the highly qualified engineering personnel corresponding to strategic problems of the government in ensuring transition from the resource economy to the economy of innovative type.

SRSPU(NPI) is actively implementing the system of advanced training for the military-industrial complex of the country on the basis of the university participation in military R&D, based on the latest developments of modern science and technology. Its target is a comprehensive training of the system engineer - the modern engineering expert of a wide profile capable of solving production problems in modern conditions of the Russian economy.

One of the most important components of the university development is the organized system of strategic partnership the functioning efficiency of which creates conditions for improving the quality of educational services and the competitiveness of the university.

SRSPU (NPI) is noted among Russian and the CIS leading universities. According to the studies conducted by the "Expert RA" rating agency (RAEX), SRSPU (NPI) is included into:

• The leading universities of the CIS countries;• 50 best technical universities of Russia with the highest reputation among employers;• 100 of the best Russian higher educational institutions;